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Originally Posted by peter12
I was hoping that at the very least the underlined word hyperlinked to some charity or something. Vague caring and undirected benevolence is one of the WORST facets of Western democracy. All the moral self-superiority without having to raise a finger.
I have a nasty streak of contrarian in me, but in this case, I have to say that most of my position is driven by pure irritation.
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Do you think that any kind of charitable donation would actually make it through to good use right now with all the mess they're in? Genuinely caring about something even if it has nothing to do with you personally is not a cop-out nor is it a faucet of moral self-superiority. It's a part of the human condition called "compassion." While the rest of the world is watching one of the most unprecedented historic events unfold before our eyes you are stamping your foot and shaking your fist about something you read in a textbook.